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Pathologies of civilization


Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Diseases of civilized societies
Broader Problems:
Behavioural deterioration
Narrower Problems:
Social deviation
Social deviation
Lifestyle disease
Lifestyle disease
Distorted exclusiveness of social groups
Substitution of fantasy for reality
Human exceptionalism
Pursuit of affluence
Spiritual void
Misrepresentation of nature of civilization
Related Problems:
Man-made disasters
Risk of ecoaccidents
Human disease and disability
Conspiracy theories
Aggravates:
Human suffering
Human suffering
Strategies:
Recovering from Western Civilization
Promoting wellness
Studying pathologies of civilization
References:
Callahan, Daniel: The Tyranny of Survival: and other pathologies of civilized life
Subject(s):
Medicine → Pathology
Problem Type:
A: Abstract Fundamental Problems
Date of last update
11.01.2021 – 17:30 CET

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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